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Senior Principal Software Architect

Job ID 2022-7390 Date posted 09/09/2024 Location Austin, Texas Category Architecture
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Job Description:

As a Senior Principal Software Architect you would be directing a team in exploration, analysis, and prototyping of future system architectures across a spectrum of use-cases including edge, distributed systems, datacenter, and HPC to cultivate future architecture, micro-architecture, software, and system designs.

In the Architecture Technology Group Systems team, we have a diverse set of motivated engineers covering all aspects of system architecture. We work in partnership with customers, the open-source community, and internal engineering teams to analyze workloads and develop solutions for the Arm ecosystem which enable efficient, performant systems.

We are looking for experienced individuals with a strong software background who are willing to provide leadership to a small team exploring technologies which ultimately impact product and partner roadmaps with in a 5-10 year period.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement an applied systems software research and development agenda in areas of interest (Datacentre, HPC, Client, Edge, IoT) which may incorporate elements of co-design of hardware architecture.
  • Lead a systems software team exploring new trends in technology, identifying gaps in existing solutions and product portfolios, innovating potential solutions, and developing/refining prototypes for evaluation which address identified gaps.

Required Skills and Experience :

  • B.Sc. in Computer Engineering or Computer Science. Other degrees will also be considered with proven experience.
  • 5+ years experience in systems software, distributed systems, systems architecture, or architecture.
  • Proven experience estimating, modelling, and evaluating performance and efficiency of targeted workloads, preferably in a full-systems simulator.
  • Strong programming skills using languages including C, C++, Go, Rust and/or Python along with excellent problem solving and debugging abilities .
  • Creative, multifaceted thinker, open minded with strong problem-solving skills
  • Fast learner of new technologies.
  • Comfortable coping with uncertainty & resolving ambiguity, as you will be setting the direction.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative, diverse and inclusive environment across time zones.
  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :

  • Masters or PhD in Electronic, Electrical or Computer Engineering.
  • Experience with Arm processors, CPU architecture and SoC subsystems.
  • Experience with Cloud Native development and/or deployment technologies.
  • Working at the interface between software and hardware. For example device driver, run-time, operating systems, hypervisors or compiler development.
  • Experience with distributed systems including modeling and understanding the performance of various network technologies, protocols, and infrastructures.
  • Understanding the key use cases, application frameworks, and middleware for edge computing, data center, and/or HPC.
  • Knowledge of die to die, 2D and 3D SoC partitioning.
  • Personal projects and/or contributions to open source projects.

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